Boot or shoe and shank stiffener therefor



April 5, 1932. R. c. RHoADEs BOOT ORSHOE AND SHANK STIFFENER THERFOR Filed April lO, 1950 lrggflllIlIlIl/ll/llllllll bve, 144% @5&0 12g the "shoes when the Weight of the wearer is placedthereonQ The upper marginal edgeof lthisforvvard portion is also beveled, as indicated at 14, so that the insole will seat smoothj ly thereover and not cause any discomfort to i the foot of thewearer.

rItwill thus beapparent that my novell device not only acts as a shank stiffener and arch support, but also as a filler, in placeof A the usual shoe bottom filler "which would be `,required were it not for they forwardly .pro-y jecting'rounded endofniysupporter. j

r After the device is attached to' the insole',

the upper materials 15 are then attached, thet filler 16 applied and the outsole 17 attached, and the shoe' completed inthe desired manf As clearlyffillustrated in 1, the presencek of my novel supporter `and stitfenergin the completed shoewill notintcrfere with the smoothness of the insole, While yet constitut-y ingy ay desirable Vmetatars'al arch support" as vvell as a shankstii'ener. lVhen ,thev device isy incorporated ina shoe,v the lapping 'of thel forwardend of they member lover thecushion or pad 12-will`lock said pad inaplace and Y It will thusbe appreciatedY and Lvunderstood `f bythose skilledjinthis art that I have devised.- kanr efficient, ydesirabley and satisfactory comr bined shank stifl'ener and metatarsal archfV prevent 'displacement thereof.

support, andsince I believe Vthe same is novel,

I have therefore claimed said `device in this iicaaon'., i 3,5 app While I 'have necessarilyl described Vpresent invention somewhat in detail, it will,

f 'beappreciated that I may vary the size, shape t and arrangement of parts Within reasonably c c wide limits Without departing from ythe ,spirit of the'invention'.y

- My Vinvention kis further described and i fined'in the formof claims asfollovvs; v

a j '4c c 1 to, thev forward portion ofv said Irion-metallick y y' i "11.* A combinedshank ystiifeneranfdmeta-yk tarsal arc'h.; supporter, comprising a metallic member, a non-metallic memberaffixed theremember projecting; ybeyond .said metallic lmember and terminating ina rounded/end adaptedrto 'be located under the metatarsal t arch, said forward portionhaving adepression formed therein, anda nonmetallicre.

"inforcing member affixed to said forwardly projecting'portion vof said first non-metallic `member'and located in said depression.

j 2., A combinedshank stiener and metatarsal arch supporter, comprising a metallic member, a non-metallic. member affixed thereto, theforwardl portion of said non-metallic Vmember ,projectingl beyond said. metallic -member and terminating in a rounded end adapted to be locatedl under the metatarsal arch, said forward portion having a depresmember andl extending transversely thereof in said depression. v

- 3; A combined shankr stiffener and meta;

tarsallarch supporter, comprising a metallic `member, a non-metallic member affixed there-r to, the"y forward portion ofk'said non-metallic n member projecting beyond said `r`metallic member and terminatingy in :al rounded end yadapted' to'ibe located under the metatarsal arch,fa non-metallic reinforcing member af- "fixedto said forwardly 'projectingportion ofysaid first non-metallic member, and a ad member and terminatingV in la rounded kend n #adapted to be located underl the metatarsal L c arch, and a pad ofcushioning materialaffixed to said rounded portion, al portion of said ypdfprojecting beneath lone end l'of 4said -metallicmember.-v 'A imy j ',5; ,'Inashoe, acombinedsliankstiffener andr metatarsal' arch supporter, comprising ame-y c tallic memberadapted to bealiixed at oney end totheYinsole ofsaidf's'hoe, a" non-metallic apredetermined distance-atleach side from said*y metallic member,- saidrprojecting ypor- ;member aiiixed tosaid metallic memberjand,y ypro] ecting lforwardly thereof, said forward-V 1y projectingportion flaring outwardly for tion terminating in a rounded end,` a stripfof. f

l non-metallic lreinforcing f material *affixedl to sald projecting portion and extendingy laterally thereof,-and a pad of cushioning matef rialaixedto said projecting portion over said reinforcing strip andextendingpartially under; one end of,saidmetallicmember,ethe

said Vend of said metallick member :preventing displacement, of said `cushioning pad, thel up-k per marginal .edge of, said forwardly:l project-r ing rounded portion beingv beveled, wherebyy thesmoothnessof the insole vwill noty be matei riallyinterrupted,'and saidrounded forward end being shaped to permit the innerand" f outerballs'of the foot of thewearertofseat ateach sidefth'ereof in order to constituteyan" eifectivemetatarsal arch support. f

In testimony-whereof, I have signed my name toV this specificatie f t c v ROBERT C. RHOADES.`

sion formedkk therein, and a non-metallic rei inforcing member affixed to said .forwardly 1, i ,Y ypr'ojcvepcting portiongof said first k non-metallic.y y y 

